Overview
- In Peru, officials and advocates cite entrenched problems including gender violence, weak access to health care and inclusive education in rural and Amazon regions, and threats to indigenous territories from extractive projects.
- Lima is hosting a free film series, “Human Rights: The Essentials of Everyday Life,” organized by UN Human Rights and the Goethe-Institut to raise public awareness.
- Mexico’s recent labor and social policies correlate with official gains, as INEGI reports 38.5 million people in poverty in 2024 with 13.4 million exiting poverty compared with prior counts.
- Mexico’s violence indicators worsen despite lower homicide totals, with a reported 54% rise in disappearances in the current government’s first year, an average of 39 disappearances per day, rising internal displacement, and persistently high impunity.
- Concerns in Mexico extend to institutional safeguards, including a Supreme Court decision affecting the victims’ support fund, a weakened ombudsperson system, militarized security tactics, and high-profile cases that underscore state and criminal violence.